{Meet our baby girl Bella}

Our pretty girl. LOVE her. 

We are officially proud parents of a new puppy.  She is an Olde English Bulldogge and was born on April 29th.  Her brothers and sisters got a little bit of a cold around 7 weeks, so they waited a little longer to be placed into homes.  When we went out and met Bella (they called her Sissy) last Sunday. We looked at her and 2 of her sisters.  I know I mentioned that she has the brindle coat that D really wanted.  Originally, I was drawn to her sister that had a tan coat and more spots that were brown and white, but after spending some time with the three of them, I knew this was my girl.  She has such a cute temperament about her.  She is very curious, but very willing to please.  She will do anything to get some loving and enjoys giving kisses when she does something good. 

 The drive home

We were so excited to pick her up. It felt like we were never going to get her.  We picked her up at one o'clock yesterday afternoon in Manor and brought her home.  She was a little scared of the car ride, but that was to be expected.  I had read this first ride is really important in making her enjoy the car, so I held her in my arms on the way home, talking to her and petting her to make her feel comfortable.  She warmed up and was looking out the window at things and loved the air blowing on her.  

She wasn't quite sure what she should do.

Putting her collar on for the first time.

Had to adjust the size a little bit, and she just patiently waited for me.

Once we got her home, I put her collar on and immediately took her to the backyard to see if she needed to do her 'business'.  She was pretty nervous and was easily distracted by all the noises and smells.  Her previous home was a little secluded, so all this was so new to her.  We didn't keep her out there quite long enough the first time.  After bringing her back in, we showed her around the house.  She was so cute.  This was the first time she had ever worn a collar or to be lead by a leash, so she really was not sure what to do.  We are now getting the hang of it.  When we showed her the kennel, with two paws in, she peed outside of her bed.  She also was not being potty trained by her owner and was going in her kennel there. The first day was all about finding out a schedule that works for all of us.  We are finding out when she needs to go out, and so far, she has done really well with minimal accidents inside. 

The first time seeing her new kennel and the fluffy 'bed' we used on the first night until her bed arrives today.

She loves it. 

Her adorable little paws.  As you can see, she has spots on her paws and some of her nails are black and some are pink. Cute.

We are lucky that she loves her kennel.  Like I said, she was used to staying in one, so she will go in it without a need for much help.  We are still getting all the terms down, but it is a start.  We have quite a few toys already for her and she is so smart.  She knows that the kennel is hers, so she will take all the toys and drag them back to her kennel.  Her favorite toy right now isn't even a dog toy.  I wanted to find her some sort of stuffed animal, but I couldn't find one that I liked yet.  I had some old Beenie Babies that I have in our garage sale pile, and I went and grabbed a pelican.  She LOVES her pelican. 

Gathering all her toys in her kennel.

Daddy taking her around the house and showing her around. 

Loving her dinner. 

It's amazing to see how much more comfortable she has gotten with the house and the boys since she has been home.  She used to only stay by either mine or D's side, but now she is getting adventurous.  Our boys help with the situation.  I'm not sure that Bella knows what the kitties are, but all she know is that she loves them and they should be best friends.  :o)  Both boys are doing pretty well with her.  They actually have not really hissed at her at all.  Tigger of course always wants to be by her, but not too close.  They have touched noses a few times and Bella loves to go get him.  She won't run up to the boys, but just slowly walks over by them and her whole butt is wiggling!  She is so excited.  She just wants to lick them and touch noses.  It's pretty darn cute.  Kjr is still getting adjusted.  He is a little more hesitant, but I can tell she will win him over soon.    

Passed out in the cage... Or until a brother comes up.

The Bear coming to say hi to his new sister. 

She also sleeps like the boys too.  What a goober. 

We are having so much fun with her.  We can't wait for everyone to meet our Bella. 

Leaving you with this sweet face.  Happy Saturday!  From both B's.